A sad day for human rights... A shameful day for Egypt!
Egypt's Supreme Administrative Court today ruled against the right of Baha'is to be properly identified on government documents. The decision upholds current government policy, a policy which forces the Baha'is either to lie about their religious beliefs or give up their state identification cards.
As a direct consequence of this verdict, the Baha'is continue to have no rights in their own homeland. They cannot obtain ID Cards, they cannot obtain birth certificates, they cannot obtain death certificates, they cannot obtain marriage or divorce certificates, they cannot obtain passports, and they cannot obtain any other official documents.
Without all this, Egyptian Baha'is cannot be employed, cannot be educated, cannot be treated in a hospital, cannot travel, cannot obtain any social services, cannot be legally married, cannot be declared dead, cannot open a bank account, cannot obtain a driver's license, cannot vote, cannot purchase a property, and the list goes on.... And, yes they can be arrested on the spot for not carrying an ID Card!
Read more:
Egyptian court overrules Baha'i right to register (Reuters)
Egypt Bahais lose battle for recognition (Middle East Online)
Egypt: Bahais can't be recognized on official IDs (Jerusalm Post)
Egyptian court rules against giving Bahais the right to recognition on official IDs (International Herald Tribune)
Egypt Bahais lose recognition (Sunday Times - South Africa)
Egypt Plunges Deeper into the Abyss (Baha'i Faith in Egypt)
Egyptian court rules against Baha'is, upholding government policy of discrimination (BWNS)
And also this:
Today’s Baha’i protest (Rantings of a Sandmonkey)
Baha'is denied official recognition in Egypt (Spero News)
Bigotry and sectarianism par excellence (Arabwy)
Bahais lose Egypt recognition fight (Al Jazeera)
Court denies Bahai couple document IDs (Washington Times)
Bahais lose court battle for recognition in Egypt; labeled "pro-Israeli apostates" (Dhimmi Watch)
Court rules against giving Bahais recognition rights (Kuwait Times)
Egypte: la minorité bahaïe ne sera pas reconnue sur les papiers d'identité (La Croix - France)
As a direct consequence of this verdict, the Baha'is continue to have no rights in their own homeland. They cannot obtain ID Cards, they cannot obtain birth certificates, they cannot obtain death certificates, they cannot obtain marriage or divorce certificates, they cannot obtain passports, and they cannot obtain any other official documents.
Without all this, Egyptian Baha'is cannot be employed, cannot be educated, cannot be treated in a hospital, cannot travel, cannot obtain any social services, cannot be legally married, cannot be declared dead, cannot open a bank account, cannot obtain a driver's license, cannot vote, cannot purchase a property, and the list goes on.... And, yes they can be arrested on the spot for not carrying an ID Card!
Read more:
Egyptian court overrules Baha'i right to register (Reuters)
Egypt Bahais lose battle for recognition (Middle East Online)
Egypt: Bahais can't be recognized on official IDs (Jerusalm Post)
Egyptian court rules against giving Bahais the right to recognition on official IDs (International Herald Tribune)
Egypt Bahais lose recognition (Sunday Times - South Africa)
Egypt Plunges Deeper into the Abyss (Baha'i Faith in Egypt)
Egyptian court rules against Baha'is, upholding government policy of discrimination (BWNS)
And also this:
Today’s Baha’i protest (Rantings of a Sandmonkey)
Baha'is denied official recognition in Egypt (Spero News)
Bigotry and sectarianism par excellence (Arabwy)
Bahais lose Egypt recognition fight (Al Jazeera)
Court denies Bahai couple document IDs (Washington Times)
Bahais lose court battle for recognition in Egypt; labeled "pro-Israeli apostates" (Dhimmi Watch)
Court rules against giving Bahais recognition rights (Kuwait Times)
Egypte: la minorité bahaïe ne sera pas reconnue sur les papiers d'identité (La Croix - France)